Patuxay Monument

Vientiane, Laos

Patuxai (Victory Gate) was built in 1962 in memory of those who lost their lives in war from Laos. It was fashioned after the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.
There are four different levels one can climb to in the monument, one being all the way to the top cupola.

A lover of adventure, great food, photography, experiencing different cultures, reading (esp. Diana Gabaldon books) and seeing the beauty God has created. I love this quote from The Cloud Forest by Peter Matthiessen: "....for one must hurry if one is still to glimpse the earth's last wild terrains."